A Killer Product

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  Posted By: Eraserhead @ 05/08/2008 4:02:52 PM

  Apple having a closed platform for native applications doesn't make any difference for the web at all. The web is accessed in a browser and Apple has no control over the "freedom" of the internet.
  
  The closed platform does have advantages however, it is what will keep malware off it, it also makes it easier for developers to distribute applications.
  
  To be honest that would be a better model for Windows PC's too, 1 million pieces of malware doesn't make a good user experience. Now it'd be ideal if there were multiple stores not all controlled by Apple, but still...

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  Posted By: Eraserhead @ 05/08/2008 4:02:16 PM

  Apple having a closed platform for native applications doesn't make any difference for the web at all. The web is accessed in a browser and Apple has no control over the "freedom" of the internet.
  
  The closed platform does have advantages however, it is what will keep malware off it, it also makes it easier for developers to distribute applications.
  
  To be honest that would be a better model for Windows PC's too, 1 million pieces of malware doesn't make a good user experience. Now it'd be ideal if there were multiple stores not all controlled by Apple, but still...

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  Posted By: Amuh @ 05/05/2008 7:44:02 AM

  Its hilarious. Publisher on one side publishes an interview by an intellectual on the killing effect of Facebook and iPhone and at the same time advertise Alcatel - Lucent that's taking 1/3 of the space.